16 criminals held; drugs and weapons recovered

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital police apprehended 16 criminals and recovered cash, gambling tools, drugs and weapons with ammunition from their possession, a police public relations officer said. He said that DIG Operations Sohail Zafar Chatha had ordered all zonal officers to curb the crime in their respective areas and arrest those involved in looting innocent people. Following these directives, Aabpara police team arrested eight gamblers identified as Fida, Zafar Ullah,Sobail Arshad, Basheer Ahmed, Muhammad Noman, Abdul Sami ,Rashid Jameel and Zafar Ullah and recovered gambling money and gambling tools recovered from their possession.Khanna police arrested an accused namely Abdul Rasheed and recovered 30 bore pistol from his possession. Similarly, Koral police team arrested an accused namely Muhammad Abid and recovered one 30 bore pistol from his possession. Lohibher Police team arrested a drug peddler namely Said Muhammad and recovered 1440 gram heroin from his possession. Moreover, the Industrial Area police police team arrested an accused namely Asad Maraj and recovered a 30 bore pistol from his possession. Cases have been registered against the nabbed accused and further investigation is underway. During a special crackdown against proclaimed offenders and court absconders, police teams busted four proclaimed offenders from different areas of the city.-NNI